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Chess Olympiad Torch Relay reaches Hyderabad, event to begin July 28

The first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday.Minister of Sports and Youth Services of Telangana, V Srinivas Goud received the torch from Grandmasters Harika Dronavalli and Arjun Erigaisi."1st Ever #ChessOlympiadTorchRelay Update City- HYDERABAD: 16th July Hon. Minister of Sports & Youth Services, Govt of Telangana @VSrinivasGoud received Torch from GMs @HarikaDronavali & @ArjunErigaisi in presence of eminent dignitaries," tweeted SAI Media.Earlier, the torch had reached Raipur, where it was received by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Grandmaster Praveen Thipsay."1st Ever #ChessOlympiadTorchRelay Update City- RAIPUR: 16th July Hon. Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Sh. @bhupeshbaghel received the torch from Grandmaster Praveen Thipsay at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Auditorium in presence of eminent dignitaries," tweeted SAI Media.On Friday, the torch relay completed its Odisha leg, where it visited Bhubaneswar, Puri, and Konark.The .

India fields third team in Chess Olympiad scheduled July 28 to August 10

Grandmasters Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Karthikeyan Murali, SP Sethuraman, Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik comprise the third Indian team with Gujarat's first GM, Tejas Bakre as the captain

India to light Chess Olympiad torch every two years, says Kiren Rijiju

The Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed that hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad is a great moment for India and said that the torch ignition will be held in India every 2 years

PM Modi inaugurates 44th Chess Olympiad; hopes India will create new record

The Prime Minister launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad today at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi

PM Modi to launch historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad today

PM Narendra Modi will launch the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad on Sunday at 5 pm at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi

Viswanathan Anand finishes third in Norway Chess classical tournament

India's Viswanathan Anand showed he still had a lot of fight in him despite cutting back on his schedule as he finished third in the Norway Chess 2022

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa wins title in Norway chess open

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged winner in the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament here with 7.5 points from nine rounds

Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand defeats Magnus Carlsen, leads standings

With 10 points in his count, the Indian Grandmaster leads the field with four more games to go in the prestigious tournament which features some of the finest players in the sport

Moves India made to host Chess Olympiad when it was pulled out of Russia

The Chess Olympiad, being hosted in India for the first time, will see 2,000-plus players from over 185 countries

Norway chess: No stopping Anand, remains on top after third straight win

The 52-year-old Anand won the Armageddon (sudden death game) early on Friday after the regular classical match was drawn after 39 moves

Chessable Masters final: Praggnanandhaa loses to Ding Liren in tie-break

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting to world No 2 Ding Liren in the tie-break of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament final

India's Praggnanandhaa stuns World Champion Carlsen for second time in year

India's 16-year-old Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu stunned World Champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in just three months

Chess Olympiad: FIDE team arrives in Chennai, inspects venue

A team led by International Chess Federation's (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich has arrived here to inspect the venue of 44th Chess Olympiad, starting from July 28 in Chennai.

India to host 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad in July-Aug this year in Chennai

The cradle of Indian chess Chennai will be the venue for the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held during July-August this year

16-year-old Indian chess GM Praggnanandhaa shocks world No. 1 Carlsen

16-year-old chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa shocked world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters rapid online chess tournament

Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd chess Grandmaster

He finished with six wins and one draw while losing two games - against Korobov and Lalith Babu

Indian GM Bharathakoti holds Paravyan in World Rapid Chess championship

He subsequently drew with Sergei Movessian before the game against Paravyan

Gashimov Memorial chess: Anand ends Rapid event with two more defeats

The former world champion Indian lost to Fabiano Caruana of USA 0.5-1.5 in his first match of the day

Gashimov Memorial chess: Anand beats Mamedyarov for first win

Earlier in the day, Anand had lost 0.5-1.5 to Sergey Karjakin in the fifth round

AICF lines up slew of international open tournaments in India next year

The All-India Chess Federation (AICF) has announced a packed calendar for the year 2022, lining up as many as 13 international open tournaments across the length and breadth of the country. The year will begin with the MPL National Junior Championship (Under-20) at the IGI Stadium here while Ahmedabad will host the first international tournament, the Ahmedabad International Open, from February 23 to March 2. "For the first time, we have a sponsor for all national events in the form of MPL," AICF president Dr Sanjay Kapoor said in a press release. "Thanks to them and our other efforts, we will be offering attractive prize money in every tournament," he added. Among the bigger events - the MPL National Women Championship (February 9-19) and the MPL National Senior Championship (February 9-21), will take place simultaneously in Bheemavaram in Andhra Pradesh and Kanpur, respectively. The Indian teams for all major world championships in the year 2022 will be selected from these events